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NA-01966-04 3-1=2008 8. Stay with all wildland fires until out, or released by a DNR incident commander, or until called to another incident within the Fire Department's protection area, provided the wildland fire is considered safely contained. 9. Be committed to protection of lives and buildings as its first consideration. ~ -~ 10. Through the Fire Department officers, determine its capabilities and assume final decision authority on commitment of its vehicles and personnel into any azea of operation that is requested by DNR. personnel. 11. Furnish all tools, equipment, supplies, fuels, and lubricants, except for those items furnished by the DNR, as stated in this Agreement. 12. Assist the DNR with distribution of fire prevention materials and wildland fire prevention presentations. Bill the DNR for wildland fire, suppression at the agreed upon rate for fires that require more than two hours to suppress andlor DNR Forestry requests additional resources.. When DNR Forestry, requests additional resources beyond the first 2 hours, hourly rates for specific requested. equipment, as described in the . attached Rate Schedule, will apply. Invoices -must be submitted withni thirty (30) daps of the fire(s). N THE DNR SHALL: 1. Respond with specialized equipment for wildfire ,response, when possible, at the request of the Fire Chief or designate. This equipment includes, but is not limited to dozers, all terrain tracked vehicles, engines and aircraft. . 2. Investigate violations of the burning laws of the State. (M.S. 88.01 to 88.22 and 88.75) This includes billing the responsible party for all wildland fire suppression costs ofthe DNR, and the Fire Department ifthe DNR pays the Fire Department for responding to the fire.. 3. Assist the Fire Department in obtaining Federal Exeess Property, specialized equipment, or grants for improving their firefighting capabilities. 4. Assist the Fire Department with procuring and distributing fire prevention materials. . S. Provide wildland fire suppression training.to the Fire Department as workload permits. ~fi: ' Reimburse the Fire Department for wildland fire suppression, according to the terms of this agreement. 7. lViake reasonable effort to. release the Fire Department as soon as possible to ensure that the Fire Department is available for other emergency response calls. (Delete options that are not used.) ~ . 8, . (Optional) May replace or reimburse the Fire Department for. the cost of Class A: firefighting foam used on wildland fires, with final approval of the DNR. Forester. 9. (Optional) Loan wildland firefighting tools, as available, to the Fire Department. V. I2EIlVI817RSE1VIENT POLICIIE;S: 1. Lower rates may be negotiated for extended use at the Fire Department's discretion. 2., When the Fire Depaztmerrt is dispatched through its normal dispatch procedures, and not specifically requested bx the DNR, the Fire Department shall only bill for wildland-fire suppression lasting more than two (2), hours: for billable fire, lasting more. than two hours; the fire department will be .compensated at a flat rate of $350.00 for the first two hours beginning at the initial response time. 3. for hourly billing of equipment requested by DNR Forestry, time will be rounded to the nearest half hour. Billable time should begin when the Fire Department leaves its station and continue until it returns to its station. Tune spent refurbishing and'readying equipment forthe next call shall not be included as billable time. 4. The fire chief and local DNRforester may discuss chazges that are in question pxior to submitting a final _~$_